5, Francis Avenue
5, Francis Avenue
Description & Estimates
5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,122 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 446 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans is £735,066 and its rental estimate is £2,566 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Francis Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 falls within the AL3 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans has a single entry in the Land Registry from July 2010 and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2010.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans, we estimate a market value of £771,819 and a rental value of £2,694 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £683,611 and £2,386 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans has seen its estimated sale value move up by £5,191 (0.7%) and its estimated rental value increase by £107 per month (4.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans as measuring 446 m2.
That makes it the 12th largest plot in the postcode, where 18 of the 23 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 08 Apr 2010.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans completed on 21st July 2010 at £460,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 60.5% over the period since July 2010.
- Sold Jul 2010£460,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans have sold within a radius of 700 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 23rd February 2026, was 130, Green Lane, St. Albans, AL3 6EU, a freehold house which sold for £811,000.
Read more about house prices in AL3.
- Sold Feb 2026£811,000 | 3 Bed House130, Green Lane, St. Albans, AL3 6EU130, Green Lane, St. Albans, AL3 6EU
- Sold Sep 2024£725,000 | 3 Bed House3, Francis Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 6BL3, Francis Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 6BL
- Sold Jul 2024£660,000 | 3 Bed House40, Batchwood Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5SB40, Batchwood Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5SB
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Similar Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 1 let of a property comparable to 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans, all within 700 metres.
The latest, in October 2023, was 5, Batchwood Drive, St. Albans, AL3 5RZ, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 86 addresses on Francis Avenue, St. Albans, AL3, 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans comes out as the 19th largest and the 22nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £54k more expensive than the average property across the AL3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
- 500mMargaret Wix Primary School
- 700mBernards Heath Junior School
- 500mSt Albans Girls' School
- 800mTownsend Church of England School
- 1.7kmLoreto College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 5, Francis Avenue, St. Albans, the nearest station is St Albans City, 2.0 kilometres away.
- 2.0kmSt Albans City
- 2.5kmSt Albans Abbey
- 4.6kmPark Street
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
